Chapter 1055 Meeting Classmates
Xue Jiawei's face changed and she struggled hard: "Sir, please be respectful!"
"Respect? Today I'll show you what respect means!" said the sturdy man, and was about to pull Xue Jiawei into his arms.
Although the diners around couldn't stand it, they dared not say anything.
Seeing that she couldn't break free, Xue Jiawei glared at him with her almond-shaped eyes and shouted, "Let go!"
As he spoke, his right leg retreated like lightning and kicked the sturdy man hard in the crotch.
"Ow!"
The sturdy man screamed, then bent over, holding his crotch.
This time, Xue Jiawei used all her strength, and the strong man's face turned pale with pain and cold sweat broke out.
The diners around gasped when they saw this. They didn't expect that this seemingly weak proprietress actually had such a skill.
However, they all cheered secretly in their hearts.
You have to be ruthless when you meet this kind of gangster!
Xue Jiawei also took advantage of the moment the man bent down and quickly broke free from the strong man's restraints.
She took two steps back and looked at the burly man warily.
She knew that this kick was only a temporary solution, and she had no idea what would happen next.
After all, she couldn't beat these bullies.
Thinking of this, her tone softened.
"Brother,"
Xue Jiawei suppressed her panic and tried to keep her tone calm, "Let's talk it out. Otherwise, I can pay you back!"
The sturdy man recovered, his face ferocious, and pointed at Xue Jiawei with gnashing teeth: "You bitch, you dare to kick me! You're dead!"
As he spoke, he was about to pounce on her again.
Xue Jiawei quickly stepped back.
The sturdy man thought she was going to kick him again and stopped immediately.
Xue Jiawei finally breathed a sigh of relief and pleaded, "Brother, let's talk it over. Just tell me how much it costs!"
The sturdy man sneered and immediately said, "Okay, take 100,000 and forget about this matter today!"
"What? One hundred thousand?"
Xue Jiawei was shocked, this was simply too much!
Her small noodle shop doesn't make much money a month. How long would she have to save up 100,000 yuan without eating or drinking?
What's more...
Seeing Xue Jiawei's reaction, the sturdy man became even more proud.
He sneered: "Why? You can't afford to pay? I'm telling you, if you don't pay today, you can forget about opening this crappy store!"
As he spoke, he clapped his hands, and a few hoodlum-looking young men came in from outside the noodle shop. They had colorfully dyed hair and wore strange clothes. They looked like hooligans.
As soon as these little hooligans came in, they surrounded Xue Jiawei aggressively, cursing at her in a way that was unbearable to hear.
"Madam boss, if you know what's best for you, you should pay the money quickly. I can protect your business. Otherwise..."
As he spoke, a little gangster pulled out a shiny dagger and waved it in front of Xue Jiawei.
He then continued: "What happened today, I will make it happen to you every day!"
After these words were spoken, Xue Jiawei's face turned completely pale.
She finally understood that this burly man was clearly here to collect protection money, and the fly in the noodles thing was just a cover!
She was angry and scared, but there was nothing she could do.
It was obvious at first glance that these little hooligans were not good people. How could a weak woman like her possibly be their opponent?
When Xue Jiawei thought about the difficulties of her life, she could no longer hold back her eyes and tears welled up in her eyes.
She clutched her apron tightly with both hands, her knuckles turning white from the force.
She was choked with sobs and could hardly speak, only intermittent sobs escaped her mouth.
"Brother...I...I really have no money..."
"My son...he has leukemia...all the money...was spent on his treatment..."
She tremblingly took out a stack of crumpled bills from her pocket, most of which were change, mixed with a few hundred-dollar bills.
She spread the money on the greasy table and cried with her shoulders shaking.
"I...I just paid a thousand dollars...for protection money...last month...I really...I really don't have any extra money..."
Her words were full of despair and helplessness, like a drowning person grasping at the last straw, begging these gangsters for a little mercy.
The burly man in the lead glanced at the money on the table with disdain and spat on the ground.
"A thousand dollars? To send away a beggar? Are you kidding us?"
A gangster poked Xue Jiawei's chin with a dagger and threatened her viciously, "Stop talking nonsense! If you don't pay me 100,000 yuan today, I'll tear down your shabby store!"
Xue Jiawei was so scared that she fell to her knees: "No... please... I really have no money... my son is still in the hospital waiting for help..."
The sturdy man waved his hands impatiently, "Brothers, smash it for me!"
Ye Tianming saw all of this. He wanted to continue observing, but when he saw Xue Jiawei being bullied by this group of hooligans, he could no longer bear it.
He suddenly put down his chopsticks, and the crisp sound echoed throughout the noodle shop.
"stop!"
"How dare you be so arrogant in broad daylight! Is there no law?"
Ye Tianming's voice was not loud, but it was loud enough for everyone present to hear.
The little hooligans were stunned and looked at Ye Tianming.
They looked at Ye Tianming carefully, and seeing that he was dressed in ordinary clothes and did not look like a rich and powerful man, they became arrogant again.
"Who are you, kid? Mind your own business!" A little gangster pointed at Ye Tianming and said viciously.
The strong man also came over, with a look of disdain on his face: "Boy, I advise you not to meddle in other people's business, otherwise..."
"What else?" Ye Tianming looked at him coldly, with a chill in his eyes.
The sturdy man felt a little scared when he was looked at by him, but then he came to his senses and became furious: "Otherwise, I will destroy you!"
Ye Tianming chuckled: "Just you guys?"
When the sturdy man heard what Ye Tianming said, he laughed as if he had heard a joke. He threw his head back and laughed so hard that his stomach shook.
"Just us? Boy, I think you are tired of living!"
The sturdy man laughed enough, his face darkened, and he stared at Ye Tianming fiercely.
"Brothers, teach this kid a lesson!"
A few little hooligans rubbed their hands together and approached Ye Tianming with a grim smile on their faces.
They held steel pipes and daggers in their hands, reflecting a cold light under the dim light.
Xue Jiawei was so frightened that her face turned pale. She closed her eyes tightly, not daring to watch the bloody scene that followed.
She was already desperate. She was afraid that she would lose the store today...
However, the imagined scream did not come.
After a few seconds, Xue Jiawei cautiously opened her eyes.
The scene before her stunned her.
Ye Tianming was still standing there with a faint smile on his face, as if nothing had happened.
And those ferocious little hooligans were now all lying on the ground, groaning in pain.
Some of them covered their stomachs, some covered their heads, and some covered their arms and legs. They wailed incessantly and the scene was a mess.
Ye Tianming patted the non-existent dust on his hands, walked up to Xue Jiawei, and smiled gently: "It's okay."
Xue Jiawei stared at him blankly, as if she was looking at a god of war descending from the sky.
For some reason, she felt that the person in front of her was somewhat familiar.
